Longest & Shortest Fasting Hours in Ramadan 2023
For Muslims around the world, the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan is both a cause for celebration as well as a means of fulfilling one of the five pillars of Islam, namely the Ramadan fast.
Depending on where they are, Muslims’ fasting hours during Ramadan, calculated from dawn to dusk, may vary from country to another according to their locations, Statista.com reported.
Throughout different countries, millions of Muslims will have to fast from 17 hours to 12 hours.
For example, Muslims in Nuuk, Greenland, will observe fasting for 20 hours, which is the longest fasting hour of all places.
Muslims residing in Oslo, Norway will be fasting for a total of 16 hours and 26 minutes, between the times of 3:44 am and 8:10 pm.
In Ottawa, Canada, Muslim will fast from 15 to 16 hours during the daytime.
Other cities like Lisbon (Portugal), Athens (Greece), Beijing (China), Washington DC (US), Pyongyang (North Korea), and Ankara (Turkey) also have fasting hours for 15 to 16 hours.
According to Statista, the “day chosen to outline the fasting hours is 6th April 2023 which is the 15th/16th day of Ramadan in the Hijri/ Islamic year of 1444.”
Fasting Hours
Annually, Hijri years arrive 11 days earlier in respect to the solar Gregorian Calendar. This yearly shift forces the holy 9th Hijri month of Ramadan to move through the seasons in a 33-year cycle.
Here is the list of fasting durations for some countries around the world for Ramadan 2023:
In Ramadan, adult Muslims, save the sick and those traveling, abstain from food, drink, smoking and sex between dawn and sunset.
Muslims dedicate their time during the holy month to become closer to Allah through prayer, self-restraint and good deeds.
It is customary for Muslims to spend part of the days during Ramadan studying the Noble Qur’an.
Many men perform i`tikaf (spiritual retreat), spending the last 10 days of the month exclusively in the mosque.
SOURCE: https://aboutislam.net/muslim-issues/science-muslim-issues/longest-shortest-fasting-hours-in-ramadan-2023/